Milliscent
was born 1686, probably in
Cecil County, Maryland. Her tombstone
has her death date and her age at that time. re
Find a
grave under Melicent Hyland Her birth name is
unknown so therefore are her parents. However, there was a
Milliscent
named in a 1707 will, the daughter of
Thomas Hitchcock.written
Oct 12, 1707. Probate Feb 25, 1707/8 in the Maryland
Calendar of Wills Vol 3, page unknown. The will just said
"dau
Millycent. " The name is unusual enough, the
time and place are appropriate for
Millycent Hitchcock to be our
Milliscent.
The dwelling plantation of
Thomas Hitchcock was in
the
St. Johns Manor, at least part on Ferry Rd. very near
the
Hyland and
Johnson estates.
Cecil
county Deed book 4, page 376-7
Our
Milliscent married
Nicholas Hyland about this
time, 1707/8. Her first child was
Nicholas Hyland, said to be born about 1709.
He married 1730, so the dates work. They had another son
John
Hyland born about 1711.
Milliscent Hyland was made a
widow on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 1719.
Nicholas was
just 36 years old at the time.
Find a grave under Nicholas
Hyland. The family lived on the estate Triumph in St.
John's Manor. The original patent was made to
John
Collect & George Gouldsmith for 1000 acres in
1665. Then it came into the hands of
Henry Johnson
and wife
Elizabeth of Baltimore County. I don't know
how or when, but they sold 500 acres to
John Hyland,
Milliscent's
father-in-law on June 3, 1678. The other 500 acres were sold
to
Robert Hawkins.
By the will of
Nicholas Hyland
he left his land on the
Elk River to his son
Nicholas and land on the
Susquehanna River to
son
John. He also
directed that his sons were to be brought up by the rules of the
Church of England. This is recounted in the
History of Cecil County written in
1881 by George Johnston page 524. Mr. Johnston went on to
surmise that
Milliscent,
as executrix rigidly adhered to this because
Nicholas the
younger was a member of the House of Delegates from Cecil County
almost continuously from 1751 to 1766, where he always favored
legislation against the "Popish Priests and Jesuits". I do
not have the will of
Nicholas
Hyland - but it is found in
Cecil County Will Book
AA-1 page 61. The family continued at Triumph even
after she remarried.
The Cecil county Accounts 1717-1776,
lists book 4, page 164 notes that on June 27,
Millison
Hyland Extrx to estate of her husband,
Nicholas Hyland,
dec. noted disbursements to
Peter Carmek, Richard
Grayaser, Richard Snowden, Jacob Vanbibber, Wm Cox and Nicholas
Moore. As you will see below, she was clearing up
business.
Milliscent Hyland, now the widow, lived as a neighbor to
Thomas
Johnson. I do not believe there is a connection to the
previously mentioned
Henry Johnson.
In June 1722
Milliscent went to Cecil County Court,
Deed book 3, pages 508/9. for the natural love of her
sons she gave to them the following:
To
Nicholas , who was 13 years old at the time: a negro
boy,
Pompey, 15 barrels of Indian Corn, a Brown cow and a
Ewe, with the brand of her late husband. They animals were
to remain under
Milliscents care. When he became 21 he
would receive all the above plus any increase, up to 4 cows and
sheep. She would keep any above that.
To
John, who was 11 years old: a negro boy,
Peter,
15 barrels of Indian Corn. These two he would receive when
he became 21 years of age. He was also given a cow and ewe,
with the Hyland brand to stay in her care until he became
age 14. then the cow and ewe would become his property along
with any increase up to 4 each.
I do not know why
Nicholas had to be older to receive his
animals than
John, but that seems to be what the document
says.
The really interesting thing about the document is that
Milliscent
Hyland signed the original document, with her mark on June
16, 1722. On June 30, 1722 there were a series of
alternations made that was witnessed by
Thomas Johnson.
and
S. Knight. the document must have been recopied,
as there are no visible alterations in the filed document.
Thomas
Johnson wed
Milliscent
Hyland the next day, July 1, 1722. It is recorded
at
St. Mary Anne’s parish records of North East Maryland.
The records were compiled into
Early Anglican Church Records of Cecil County by Henry C. Peden,
Jr., page 80.
Thomas and Milliscent Johnson had 3 children. Their
births were recorded in the
St.
Mary Anne's Parish Records, and in the Peden Book, page 80
Elizabeth
Johnson born April 6, 1723. She died as infant Sept
6, 1723
Milliscent Johnson born
Oct 14, 1724 "about 8 of the clock in the evening"
Edward Johnson
born March 20, 1726
Millicent Johnson, wife of
Thomas Johnson died Aug 6,
1734, buried Aug. 9 1734. Recorded at
St. Mary Anne’s. pg 80 of Peden. She was
buried next to her first husband
Nicholas
Hyland. Her grave stone still exists and has been
cared for by her descendants to this day.
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Her son
Nicholas was
already married and probably living on his inherited land at
Harmony Hall.
John
may still have been at home. He did not marry until 1739.
It appears that
Thomas Johnson
quickly marries again to
Rebekah,
last name unknown. That record is not in the church records
but the following is all in
St.
Mary Anne's and Peden Pages 60 & 61.They had 2
children
Rebekah Johnson
" born Oct. 11 1735 about 10 o’clock in the morning."
Thomas Johnson Jr.
born Sept 1737. He died and was buried Nov 5,1738.
Thomas Johnson died Jan 7,
1738. 10 months before his namesake died. It is not known
where he is buried. It is in the
St. Mary Anne's Records and Peden
page 61 “
Thomas Johnson father of
Thomas
Johnson Jr. died buried Jan 7, 1738.
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